No New districts by Telangana day

Telangana government’s decision to carve out new districts on June 2nd, the Second formation day of the state may not happen. The new districts may not materialize any time before October with procedural issues pending and the government keen on taking good time to address them once for all.

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Few TRS leaders wanted at least the announcement to be done on that day, but even that is not likely to happen with only 10 days for the event. The redrawing of boundaries of new districts is likely to take more time. Also Centers’s due diligence in terms of allocating All India Service Officers for the new districts and other issues such as delimitation of assembly constituencies comes as hindrance.

According to the AP State Reorganisation Act 2014, Telangana Assembly seats may go up to 153 from the present 119. Telangana government is expected the Center to bring an amendment Bill in the Parliament in the next session to be held in July-August. After the passage of the Bill, the Election Commission of India will take up the delimitation of assembly segments. So the new districts will be formed only after that.